Switch (disambiguation)
In general, a switch is something used for selecting between multiple options, and "to switch" is a verb meaning to shift, transfer, or divert. Switch may mean:
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In technical fields
- Electric switch, a device for making or breaking an electric circuit, or for selecting between multiple circuits.
- Railroad switch, a kind of junction between multiple railroad tracks.
- Switch (debit card), a debit card system introduced by the Switch Card Scheme in 1988; in 2002 a deal was made to merge the brand with the international Maestro brand, and the name was changed to Maestro two years later.
- Telephone switch, the central part of a telephone system.
- Switched-mode power supply rapidly switches a transistor on and off.
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Computers
- Network switch, a computer networking device that connects (and selects between) network segments.
- Switch (command line), a name for the options entered at the command line to control the behaviour of a piece of software.
- Context switch, performed by an operating system in response to an interrupt.
- Switch statement, which controls program flow in programming languages such as Java, C and C++.
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Music / Tv
- Switch (Matrix character), a character in The Matrix.
- Switch (movie), written & directed by Blake Edwards in 1991.
- Switch (TV series), a 1970s TV series starring Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert.
- Switch (song), a song by Will Smith released in 2005.
- Switch (album), an album by the band Golden Earring.
- Switch (INXS album), an album by INXS.
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Other
- Switch (rod), a flexible wooden rod, used for punishment.
- Switch (sexuality), a BDSM person who enjoys assuming both top and bottom roles.